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In summary, any risk to a patient
is unacceptable, although risk to the physician is acceptable. The hospital has
the responsibility to provide all preventive equipment and to inform the
employees of the risk to them. Our surgeon should be recognized as having an
occupational disease and should receive compensation.
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